This morning YABLOKO’s leader Sergei Mitrokhin arrived at the
site of the Rechnik village where bulldozers began pulling
down the houses early in the morning.
Mitrokhin noted that YABLOKO had been deterring pulling down
of the village for two years. According to Mitrokhin, the
Court Bailiffs Service, the police and the local authorities
resumed their efforts as soon as the term of YABLOKO’s deputies
in the Moscow City Duma expired and YABLOKO was not able to
get the mandates after fraudulent elections of October 11.
On arriving at the site Mitorkhin called Ferdauis Yusupov,
head of the Moscow Court Bailiffs Service. Yusupov asked Mitrokhin
to find out whether there were any court decisions or documents
for pulling down the houses. However, when Mitrokhin tried
to find out the legal basis for demolishing of the village
he was quickly blocked by police. Policemen made a cordon
around him and did not let him freely move in the territory
of the village.
Nevertheless, Mitorkhin managed to talk to Angelina Abramova,
the owner of one of the houses that were pulled down. She
confirmed that no one showed her any documents before pulling
down her house.
At the second conversation with Mitrokhin the head of the
Moscow Court Bailiffs Service told that in spite of this he
was not entitled to stop the demolishing of the houses.
Mitrokhin stated that the developments in Rechnik were unlawful.
“[The authorities] are violating Article 107 of the law on
the enforcement procedure and Article 36 of the Constitution.
YABLOKO will try to make the authorities to audit the actions
of the bailiffs, demolishing of the village and restore law
and justice,” he concluded.
See also:
Rights
groups alarmed by use of force while demolishing Rechnik township.
Interfax
An
Oasis Is No Match for Bulldozers and Bureaucrats. The New
York Times.
Human
Rights
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